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@@@....... JUST OFF THE COAST TO THE BALTIC SEA ....@....@
@@..@@@@@@ THERE'S A FRESHWATER POND, SECLUDED @@@...@@..
.....@@@@. AMONG ASHEN AND JUNIPER. A CLEFT IN THE @@..@.....
@@@@..@@.. LIMESTONE BEDROCK, SHARP-CUT FROM THE ......@@@@
@@@....... SURROUNDING PLAINS, A NINETY DEGREE @@@@@..@@@
@@..@@@@@@ DROP DOWN, DOWN, TO THE MIDNIGHT-BLACK @@@@....@@
@....@@@@. WATER. @@@..@@..@
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...@@@@@@. -----†† FAIRIES LIVE HERE. ††----- .@@..@@@@.
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@@@..@@@@. THEY SPEAK TO THE SLOANE, CARESS IT, .......@@@
@@....@@.. URGE IT TO GROW THICKER, TANGLED, WITH @@@@@@..@@
@..@@....@ LONGER AND SHARPER THORNS. THEY TELL IT .@@@@....@
......@@.. TO STAY JUST BELOW THE GRASS, SO THAT ..@@..@@..
@@@@@..... THE ANIMALS WHAT COME TO DRINK THE @........@
@@@@..@@@@ WATER CANNOT SEE IT BEFORE IT DRAWS ..@@@@@@..
.@@....@@@ THEIR BLOOD. CLOSER TO THE POND, THE ...@@@@...
....@@..@@ SLOANE CAN GROW TALLER, BEING ABLE TO @@..@@..@@
.@@......@ HIDE ALSO IN THE JUNIPER. @.........
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.@@..@@... THE FAIRIES WILL BECKON THE ANIMALS TO @..@@@@@@.
........@@ PUSH FORWARD, TELL THEM THAT THEY'RE ....@@@@..
@@@@@@@... ALMOST AT THE WATER, THAT THEY MAY @@@..@@..@
@@@@@@..@@ DRINK SOON. AND THEY WILL TUG ON THE @@........
.@@@@..... SLOANE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE THORNS CUT @..@@@@@@.
..@@..@@@@ DEEP. WHEN THEY FINALLY FIND THE PATH ....@@@@..
@......@@. DOWN BETWEEN THE ROCKS, AWAY FROM THE .@@..@@..@
..@@@@.... BUSHWORK AND INTO THE CLEFT, THEY ARE ..........
@..@@..@@. BLEEDING FROM A THOUSAND WOUNDS. AS @@@@@@@@@@
.......... THEY DRINK FROM THE DARK WATER, IT IS @@@@@@@@@@
.@@@@@@@@@ IN TURN DRINKING THE ANIMALS BLOOD. @@@@@@@@@.
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@..@@@@@@. THE CIRCLE IS COMPLETE, THE CONTRACT ..@@@@@..@
....@@@@.. CARRIED OUT; THE ANIMAL IS ABANDONED TO ...@@@....
@@@..@@..@ FIND ITS OWN WAY BACK. THE BUSHES ROOTS @@..@..@@@
@@........ DRINK THE NUTRUTIOUS WATER. THE FAIRIES @.......@@
@..@@@@@@@ DANCE IN THE SUNBEAMS. ..@@@@@..@
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